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EDITH M LEDERER - Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says - apnews.com - Burma - state Rakhine

Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s escalating conflict and worst violence since the military takeover in 2021 are having a devastating impact on human rights, fundamental freedoms and basic needs of millions of people — as well as “alarming spillover effects” in the region, U.N. officials said Thursday.

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Antonio Guterres - EDITH M LEDERER - U.N.Secretary - Only 17% of targets to improve life around the world are likely to be reached by 2030, UN reports - apnews.com

Only 17% of targets to improve life around the world are likely to be reached by 2030, UN reports

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations warned Friday that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the 2030 deadline.

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EDITH M LEDERER - Research expert tells UN it has ‘irrefutably’ established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean - apnews.com - Usa - Russia - South Korea - North Korea - Ukraine - city Sanction

Research expert tells UN it has ‘irrefutably’ established missile debris in Ukraine is North Korean

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of a research organization that has been tracing weapons used in attacks in Ukraine since 2018 told the United Nations Security Council on Friday it has “irrefutably” established that ballistic missile remnants found in Ukraine came from North Korea.

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EDITH M LEDERER - Women’s rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says - apnews.com - China - Usa - Russia - Afghanistan - Qatar - Eu - city Doha - city Kabul

Women’s rights will be raised at the UN meeting being attended by Taliban, UN official says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief who will chair the first meeting between Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and envoys from about 25 countries answered sharp criticism that Afghan women have been excluded, saying Wednesday that women’s rights will be raised at every session.

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Roza Otunbayeva - EDITH M LEDERER - UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar - apnews.com - Usa - Afghanistan - Qatar - Kyrgyzstan - city Doha

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations’ top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised.

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EDITH M LEDERER - US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes - apnews.com - Japan - China - Usa - Russia - South Korea - North Korea

US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea’s launches and threats to use nukes

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and allies South Korea and Japan clashed with China and Russia Friday over North Korea’s latest satellite and ballistic missile launches and threats to use nuclear weapons that have escalated tensions in northeast Asia.

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EDITH M LEDERER - UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict - apnews.com - Burma - Ukraine - Sudan - Congo

UN refugee chief says 114 million have fled homes because nations fail to tackle causes of conflict

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The number of people fleeing their homes because of war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million and is climbing because nations have failed to tackle the causes and combatants are refusing to comply with international law, the U.N. refugee chief said Thursday.

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EDITH M LEDERER - AP interview: Divisions among the world’s powerful nations are undermining UN efforts to end crises - apnews.com - China - Russia - Cambodia - Switzerland - Congo - Mali

AP interview: Divisions among the world’s powerful nations are undermining UN efforts to end crises

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Deep divisions especially among the world’s most powerful nations have significantly undermined what the United Nations can do to help nations move from conflict to peace, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said.

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EDITH M LEDERER - Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict, UN expert says - apnews.com

Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict, UN expert says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats, a U.N. investigator said Wednesday.

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